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CVE-2026-8643

medium

Description

pip would treat console_scripts and gui_scripts as paths instead of file names without sanitizing the resolved absolute path to the installation directory, leading to entry points being installed outside the installation directory.

References

https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/YV63UET5D3OOJY7O4M5XCVYO2YM4NBYJ/

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/01/5

https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-8643.json

https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/14000

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460927

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-8643

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37283

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37275

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36315

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36193

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34891

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34780

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34778

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34777

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34776

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34775

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34774

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34773

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34772

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34765

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34760

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34758

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34756

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34752

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34750

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34749

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34748

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34741

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34740

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34739

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34456

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34374

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33313

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-06-01

Updated: 2026-07-10

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v4

Base Score: 4.1

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00013